German automotive group Mercedes-Benz will not face criminal charges in the United States in the long-running scandal over emissions of nitrogen oxides, according to information obtained by dpa. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed its investigation, according to a letter sent to the company in March and made available to dpa. The story was first reported in the German business newspaper Handlesblatt. “With the DOJ’s decision, we are taking another important step towards legal certainty in connection with various diesel proceedings,” said Renata Jungo Brüngger of the board of manageme…